[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1944]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 21, 2012, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on March 21, 2012, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Retooling Government for the 21st Century: 
The President's Reorganization Plan and Reducing Duplication.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on March 21, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``The Homeland Security Department's Budget 
Submission for Fiscal Year 2013.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on March 21, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Justice for All: 
Convicting the Guilty and Exonerating the Innocent.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 21, 2012, in room G 50 of the Senate Dirksen Office 
Building, beginning at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and 
Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on March 21, 2012, at 2 p.m., in room SD 226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Verizon/
Cable Deals: Harmless Collaboration or a Threat to Competition and 
Consumers?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on March 21, 2012, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 21, 2012, 
at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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